Roland’s Iconic History Documented In New Book

The history of Roland is riddled with revolutionary moments in dance music from around the world. From the Jupiter 8 to the TR-808, Roland’s collection of synthesizers has become synonymous across genre. Now, the company is set to release a limited edition book documenting 23 of their most iconic pieces of gear with ‘R Is For Roland‘.

The 384 page, sleek silver designed book includes portraits of each respective piece of hardware alongside exclusive interviews with some of the Japanese company’s foremost musical ambassadors like Jeff Mills, Legowelt, Plastikman, The Hacker, Modeselektor,Portishead, and Mathew Jonson. Words also come by way of The Analog Roland Orchestra’s Michael Matlak, and Florian Anwander, with talented photographer Tabita Hub handling the machine portraits.

“I don’t always make music by the pool, but when I do, I use Roland…” – Giorgio Moroder“

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Steve comes to Amsterdam by way of Brooklyn, Connecticut, Mumbai, and Tokyo. He researches media culture at UvA, while already holding degrees from UCONN (CT) and The New School (NYC). Aside from DHA, Steve is the Senior Editor for cinema platform IndieNYC.com, and writes on issues relating to film, culture, politics & electronic music. Every so often he also dabbles in photography and filmmaking.